Overview
- On Higher Learning, Karine Jean-Pierre defended foregrounding her identity and told critics "screw you," saying they have no right to police how she identifies.
- Host Van Lathan challenged her explanation for titling her memoir about “a broken White House,” saying “nobody believes” it refers to the Trump era rather than Biden’s team.
- Jean-Pierre argued the book is not a tell-all and said critics misread its intent, asserting it was written to capture the current moment and its challenges.
- Criticism has intensified from across the spectrum, with figures like James Carville, Cenk Uygur and Katie Miller faulting her emphasis on identity during the tour.
- Former Biden spokesperson Andrew Bates said he disagrees with her reasoning for leaving the Democratic Party, a break she announced with her Oct. 21 book release.